KEENE, N.H. – The Keene State College women's soccer team hosted the Anchorwomen of Rhode Island College on Saturday afternoon at Dr. Ron Butcher Field, as the Owls held their senior day and honored their four seniors, Kathleen Mullin, Katherine Burzlaff, Allison Yanski, and Avery Amalfitano. After 90 minutes of play, neither team found the back of the net and the Owls wrapped up their 2024 Little East Conference play with a 0-0 draw, bringing their season conference record to 1-5-2.

Records

• Keene State: 6-10-3 (1-5-2 LEC)
• Rhode Island: 6-8-3 (1-4-2 LEC)

Postgame Interview (Sarah Testo)

How It Happened
Both teams tried to strike first with a pair of shots in the opening 24 minutes of play, as Jenna Soden of RIC was the only one whose shot was on target, but Owls' goalkeeper, Riley Andriski made her first save of the game to keep the contest scoreless early on. Later in the half, following a free kick from RIC near midfield, Marissa Ruzzano was denied a goal by Andriski a few feet in front of the goal, and with Andriski off the line, Amalfitano made a defensive save on Grace Aukerman's ensuing shot attempt to keep a goal off the board. After KSC's next three shot attempts were off target, RIC had two more shots on goal in the final four minutes, but once again, Andriski made two more saves to keep the contest scoreless heading into halftime.
 
Just as she ended the first half, Andriski opened the second half with two more saves in goal for the Owls, denying Karol Matamoros and Cami Weekly of scoring within the opening nine minutes of play in the second half. In the 73rd and 74th minute, KSC had their best scoring opportunity of the day, as Elizabeth Tschudin recorded a pair of shots on goal. The first of which was outside RIC's box, which their goalkeeper, Chloe Angelone, easily saved, and the second coming after weaving through RIC defenders, Tschudin ripped a shot that Angelone was able to save and corral the rebound to keep the Owls off the board. The rest of the contest, RIC's two shots missed the target, while the same happened for the Owls, as KSC's last offensive push fell short in the final four minutes and the teams drew, 0-0.
 
Inside the Box

• With the draw, the Owls still lead the all-time series between the two teams, 24-2-3, after going 4-0-2 over the past six games and outscoring RIC, 17-5.
• KSC narrowly outshot RIC, 12-11, although RIC had seven shots on goal, to two from KSC and the Anchorwomen tallied eight corners, while the Owls had just three.
• Both of KSC's shots on goal came from Tschudin, while Ruzzano led RIC with two shots on goal.
• Andriski made six saves in net, while Angelone only needed to make two for the Anchorwomen.
• The Owls have been eliminated from LEC postseason contention with the draw, as they finished the season with four points in conference play.

Up Next


The Owls' next game is the last of their three-game home stand to end their 2024 season, as they will host Fitchburg State University on Tuesday, October 29, at 6:30 PM.
Rhode Island's next game is their final game of the season, as they will host Western Connecticut State University on Saturday, November 2, at 2:00 PM.